John hughesdon



(No Model.)

I J. HUGHESDON.

No. 341,849. Patented May 11,. 1886.

a I EJVTOR .dttorney WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HUGHESDON, OF OARLIN, NEVADA.

GATE.

Pl-ECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 341,849, dated May 11, 1886.

Application filed January 21, 1886.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN HUGHESDON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Carlin, in the county of Elko and State of Nevada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which Figure l is a perspective view of my inr proved gate. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the weighted box at the rear end of the gate. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the gate and its box, and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view the weighted box which balances the gate.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

My invention has relation to swinging gates; and it consists in the detailed construction and combination of parts of the improved balanced gate, which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A and B denote the two posts or uprights between which the gate is hung. These uprights are set into the ground a short distance from and obliquely to each other, and are connected on top by a beam or crosspiecc, O.

The gate shown at 1) may be of any desired construction, and is suspended between the posts A and B by means of a short chain or rope, E, doubled around the top rail of the gate, which has a notch, F, to prevent the rope or chain from slipping, the upper end of said rope or chain being made fast in the crosshead 0. i

In order that the gate maybe readily raised or lowered in such a manner as to swing free of accumulations of dirt or snow under it, I prefer to fasten the upper end of the chain E in a swivel-head, G, upon the lower end ofa screw, H, which works in a threaded box, I, in the middle of the cross-piece G, and has a hand wheel or lever, J, at its upper end for turning it. By turning this screw in one direction or the other the gate may be raised or lowered at will in asimple and expeditious manner.

The free end of the gate, when closed, bears against a post, K, which is provided with a Serial No. 189,392. (No model.)

projecting latch, L, supporting one of the rails of the gate,which is notched or recessed, as shown at M, to fit the notch in the latch. The rear end of the gate, which projects through the supporting-posts A B. has affixed to it a box, N, of any desired shape, closed at its bottom, but provided with a gate or opening on one side, as shown at O. which ,may be closed by a sliding gate, P. Thisbox is filled with gravel, rubble, or any other weighty material, until it becomes sufliciently heavy to balance the gate upon the fnlcruurchain E, on which the gate issuspcnded. It the material contained in the box should become too heavy by the absorption of rain or moistture, a portion of it may be let out by opening the sliding gate 1? near the bottom of the box, until the equilibrium has been re-estalr lished between the weighted box and the forward end of the gate; or the material may be renewed entirely, in like manner, whenever it is desired to do so.

It will be seen that this gate may be operated with a minimum of power, inasmuch as it hangs suspended from and evenly balanced upon the fulcrum chain or rope E. There are no hinges or springs to get out of order, and by constructing the box with a gate near its lower end the latter may always be so weighted as to exactly balance the forward end of the gate, thus preventing it from sagging upon the ground. Moreover, the c'oustruction of this gate is such that it may be manufactured by any farmer at a small expense, all the materials being ready at hand on any farm.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- The combination of a gate the rear end piece of which is hollow and provided with a door at its bottom, two posts having a screw-threaded cross-piece at their tops, said posts being set at an angle to each other, an adjustable supporting-screw through said cross-piece, having a supporting-chain swiveled to its lower end, and a post having a notched pin upon one of its sides, as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\Vitnesses: JOHN HUGHESIDON.

J OSEPH LiNDsEY, CHARLES HENRY HALE. 

